Double roller-shade and shield supporting bracket



Sept. 23, 1924. 1,509,644

I w. H. FoRsE, JR

DOUBLE ROLLER SHADE AND SHIELD SUPPORTING BRACKET Filed Jan. 16, 1922 lzz INVENTOR. '-h//z4m/v H. Foesqfi By 0 v WFWXQ Patented fiept. 23, 1924.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM H. HORSE, 313,

0F ANDERSON, INDIANA.

IJOTIIBLE ROLLER-SHADE AND SHIELD SUPEPORTING BRACKET.

Application filed January 18, 1922. Serial No. 529,464.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, FVILLIAM H. Fonsn, Jr, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Anderson, county of lvladison, and State of Indiana, have invented a certain new and useful Double Roller-Shade and Shield Supporting Bracket; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals refer to like parts.

This invention relates to a plural roller shade and shield supporting bracket in combination with a pair of roller shades and a combination shade guard and light shield.

The chief object of the invention is to construct a bracket in such a manner that a pair of identical brackets is sufficient to support said shades and the shield.

One feature of the invention consists in the reversibility of the bracket, and another feature of the invention consists in the particular means on said bracket for supporting the stationary end of the roller shade and the particular means for supporting the shade guard and light shield.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the following description and claims.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is an interior and front view of a window construction of the Guillotine type with the roller shades, combination shade guard and light shield and supporting brackets associated therewith. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same. F 3 is an enlarged front view of the combination shade guard and light shield. Fig. 4- is an end view of the same. Fig. 5 is a side view of one of the reversible brackets. Fig. 6 is a front view of the same. Fig. 7 is an end view of the same. Fig. 8 is a side view of a modified form of bracket. Fig. 9 is a front view of the modified form shown in Fig. 8. Fig. 10 is an end view of the modified form shown in Fig. 8.

This invention relates to a combination shade and light shield construction for windows and is an improvement upon the construction shown in the patent to A. S. Lord, No. 606,468, issued June 28, 1898.

In the drawings 10 indicates the window frame constructed in the usual manner and provided with a pair of windows 11 of the Guillotine type. lln F 1 and E2 the bracket is shown supported midway upon the window frame and is indicated generally in. said views by the numeral 12. A shield is supported by a pair of said brackets and extends transversely across the window and is indicated by the numeral 13. A pair of shade rollers is indicated generally by the numeral 14 in said figures, and it is to be understood that said rollers are substantially similar, each having a rotatable end and a stationary end. Both of said ends are associated with the shade, and the intermediate members thereof in the usualmanner; and since the same forms no part of the invention, no further description thereof will be necessaryexcept to state thatpreferably the rotatable end consists of a stub shaft; while the stationary end is flattened or may be rectangular in cross section. All of the beforementioned parts and the relationship of the several parts, including the shades, shield, etc., has been described in the prior patent referred to and need not be repeated.

Reference will now be had to Figs. 3 and 4., wherein the combination shade guard and light shield is illustrated in detail. In said figures 13, which in Figs. 1 and 2, indicates generally the shield, herein indicates the body portion of said shield. Extending longitudinally of the shield is a reenforcing rib 15, which is preferably positioned medianly. One edge of the shield is turned to form a flange 16, the purpose of which will be explained in detail later.

Both forms of bracket illustrated in Figs. 5 to 10 inclusive are substantially similar in tnc following respects. A pair of identical brackets are adapted to constitute a support for a pair of rollers, shades and the shield hereinbefore described. Also the brackets each provide a support for the rotatable end and a support for the stationary end of a shade, the stationary end of the shade being maintained stationary by the support. Also each bracket is provided with a plurality of projecting portions by which said bracket is secured to the window frame, and said bracket extensions are further extended to form a portion which is bent at an angle to the securing and supporting portion to provide a shield support. Also both forms of brackets are provided with additional means for supporting the shield, said last-mentioned and first-mentioned shield supporting means cooperating to rigidly secure the shield.

In the modification shown in Figs. 5 to 7 24: which provides access to the former.

The body portion 20 at each end is extended at 25. "Each of said extensions is apertured at 26, and said extension is further extended at 27. The projecting extension 27 is adapted to extend angularly and preferably at right angles to the projection 25, as shown in .Fig. 6. The body portion 20 of the bracket is also apertured at 28, and said aperture may also be used to secure the bracket to the window frame, the openings 26 and the opening 28 being adapted to receive screws or the like for such purpose. Intermediate the central opening 28 and each of the projections 25, a portion 29 of the body portion is cut therefrom and bent angularly thereto. The angularly positioned projecting portions 27 and 29 cooperate to position the shield 13 therebetween. A pair of such cooperating projections is provided and the flange 16 of the shield engages the top pair of projections 27 of the two identical brackets to retain said shield in said brackets, it being understood that the shield is slidable between the projecting portions 27 and 29.

In the modification illustrated in Figs. 8

. 9 and 10 the numerals of the identical or similar parts have been increased by 100. The body portion is indicated by the numeral 120, the laterally projecting curved bosses by the numerals 121 and 122; the central opening 123 and the rectangular opening 124 positioned relatively in the bosses 121 and 122; the arcuate slot providing access to the rectangular opening 124", as indicated by the numeral. The central opening 128 and the intermediate projecting portions 129 are similar to the central opening andv the projecting portions 29 of the modification shown in Figs. 5 to 7 inclusive. The body portion 120 is provided with a projecting portion 125, which in the present instance instead of lying in the same plane with the body portion 120 as the projection 25 does with the body portion 20, now lies at right angles thereto, as shown clearly in Fig. 10. The extending projection 127 is similar to the extending projection 27 and is similarly positioned, in that it is positioned at right angles to the projecting portion 125. The pairs of projecting portions 127 and 129 are adapted to cooperate with each other to slidably support the shield 13, the top-most pair of projections 127 being adapted to retain the shield in position on said brackets.

The invention claimed is:

1. The combination with a plurality of roller shades, and a shield having flange means at one edge, of a plurality of shade supporting brackets having sockets for supporting said shades, a plurality of pairs of cooperating projecting portions on. each bracket for detachably supporting the shield, and flange means thereon cooperating with said projecting portions for limiting the detachable movement.

2. In a bracket of the character described, a socket comprising a rectangular opening positioned at an angle to the horizontal and vertical, and an arcuate channel providing access to the. rectangular opening having one wall intersecting the outer wall of the opening so as to provide a sharp projecting corner and the other wall of said channel merging with an end wall of said opening.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature.

VILLIAM H. FORSE, JR. 

